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THE PENS ACOLA JOU R NIAL, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1919.
LOG CARTS TO
BE THING OF
PAST ON ROADS
THE 8TATE ROAD DEPARTMENT
CALLS ATTENTION TO RECENT
LAW INTENDED TO PRESERVE
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS.
Tallahassee, Fla July 3. Log carts
dragging logs or parts of logs over
the Improved pub 11 o roads or parts of
roads of this state, will be a thing of
the past. If one of the general laws
enacted by the legislature at the re
cent session Is enforced.
The portion of the law prohibiting
this class of traffics over the roads is
worded as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for any Indi
vidual, firm or corporation to drive,
propel or operate, or to have driven,
propelled or operated, over the hard
surfaced public roads or parts of roads
in this state any vehicle or Implement
having wheels that will carry,' eta,
or to permit any vehicle or imple
ment or any load or portion of load
thereof to drag upon the surface of
fcny hard surfaced public road or part
tof roads." etc.
Hard surfaced roads or parts of
fc-oads, as defined by the act of the leg
islature which is now a law, are con
strued to be "brick, concrete, asphal
tlc, sand-clay. sand, or bituminous
. surfaced roads which are, maintained
- ty county or state funds."
During the recent session of the
legislature quite a number of local
laws were enacted regulating traffic
over the roads in - various counties.
Some of these laws were quite drastic
in their provisions and differed widely
' In regard to the loads allowed to be
carried, width of tires required, etc
Under some of these local laws it
' would be a violation of law to drive a
truck or vehicle in one county that
would be permitted by the law affect
ing an adjoining county.
The new state law, which is an
amendment of the law enacted in
1317,, regulates the width of tires and
loads per wheel of vehicles using the
public rotds that are classed above
as "hard surfaced. The law, amend
- ed, how reads as' follows:
Protection of Roads.
An act prohibiting the use of public
roads of this state for traffic of an
unusual or destructive character:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Florida:
Section 1. As amended by section
1. chaper 7898, acts of 1919). It shall
be unlawful for any individual, firm
or corporation to drive, propel or op
erate, or to have driven, propelled or
operated, over the hard surfaced pub
lic road or parts of roads of this state
any vehicle or implement having
wheels, that will carry more than two
hundred pounds per wheel, for every
vehicle having tires of one inch in
width; or five hundred pounds per
wheel for every vehicle having tires
of two inches in width; or eight hun
dred pounds per wheel for every ve
hicle having tires of three Inches in
width; or fifteen hundred pounfls per
wheel for every vehicle having tires
five Inches in width, or that will carry
any load greater than six thousand
pounds without first providing one
inch of tire width per wheel for each
additional two thousand pounds or
fraction thereof, or to permit any ve
hicle to drag upon the surface of any
hard surfaced public road or parts of
roads, provided: That nothing in this
act shall be construed as prohibiting
the use oi roughened surfaces on rub
ber tires or on wheel of farm imple
ments weighing less than one thous
and pounds.
Section 2. Any individual, firm or
corporation, or any agent of such indi
vidual, firm or corporation, violating
the provisions of section 1 of this act,
shall, on conviction thereof, be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding one hun
dred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding six
months, or by both such fine and im
prisonment, in the discretion of the
court.
Section 3. (As amended by section
2. chapter 7898, acts of 1919). Hard
surfaced public roads or parts of roads
as defined by this act, shall be con
strued to be brick, concrete, asphaltic,
sand-clay, sand or bituminous sur
faced roads which are maintained by
county or state funds.
Section .4. Sections 860, 861, 862,
3674 and 3673 of the General Statutes
of Florida, and all acts of the legis
lature In conflict herewith are hereby
repealed. tfectien 5. This act shall take ef
fect upon its passage and becoming
a law.
Approved May 22. 1917.
Amending act approved, June 7,
1919.
"SEEMED THE WORK
OF A WIZARD" SAID
PENSACOLA MAN
The Change Was Great in His
Condition, Suffered From Ca
tarrh, Constipation, Kidney-
Trouble, and Stomach Disor
der.
STEEL MERCHANTS
OF U. S. UNDERSELL
BRITISH AT HOME
.1
Tnlnn. Julv 2. Sir Auckland Ged
des nresident of the board of trade j throughout the country urging
tha hnuA of commons the : 'v txtri men- miiuen.e lor ine en-
FEDERAL LAW
TO PROTECT
AUTOES URGED
(BY H .C. BRAOFIELD.)
Lets hald motor car thefts with a
federal law.
Cyril Arthur player, editorial wTiter
on the Detroit News, formerly auto
mobile tditor of the Seattle Post In
telligencer proposes a federal law that
would protect the motor car or truck
owner from this collossal evil against
society-motor car thievery. He sug
gests a federal statute which would
compel the registration of motor ve
hicles, passenger cars and trucks with
the federal marshal, attorney or other
official who deals in the enforcement of
federal laws. Mr. Player would have
the manufacturere cast numbers on
his various units. It would be an
offense under federal law to steal a
car or truck; to try and efface or dis
guise such numbers; no cars could be
sold without it was accompanied by
a federal certificate of registration,
which would be in effect the registra
tion of a bill of sale with the federal
government
Something must be done to halt or
stop the theft of motor cars. It is
costing millions of dollars and a largo
number .of men to trace stolen motor
vehicles. It increases the first cost
and increases the yearly maintenance
cost of motor cars. Insurance prem
iums have been placed at excessive
figures because of such stealing and
the future indicates that unless some
protective measure with teeth in it
appears they will still further increase.
Motor car thieves are occupying too
much time and causing too much wor
ry for police departments. It is teach
ing crime, because it has been an
easy matter to steal and dispose of
a motor car with punishment prospects
light even in extreme cases.
Steps are under way in Detroit to
have the Detroit Automobile club and
the Detroit Automobile Dealer's asso
ciation get back of a movement for
such a federal law. Both organiza
tions will discuss it at their next
meetings. A. L. Keckendorf, Cole and I
Chandler dealer and president of the
Dealers organization and G. Edward
Bliel, Republic truck manager, a di
rector of the Automobile club are both
strong for the enactment of such leg
islation.
Over 500 letters are leaving Detroit
addressed to the pnTinhile dealers
t
Lars of ihQjfi&ld
The "big names" and the
"semi-pros" all stand together
when it comes time for a cold
bottle of Exelso. There's a
lot of real sporting
pep in Exelso
the real flavor.
said In
nthor dav that American steel m.Miu- accent or sucti recierai legislation
farturera wre ouotine prices for stool ; They are urged to take it up with their
in the United Kingdom lower than j local Dealer's organization, with the
tho-se quoted by British manufactur-
12 MONTHS IN BED
Had to Be Propped Up in Order
to Get Any Rest. Dreco Has
Brought Complete Relief.
If any one could remember how
I looked before taking Dreco, and
ee me now. I believe they would
think a wizard had made me over.'
writes Mr. J. R. Myers, employed at
the Fensacola Shipbuilding Co., form
erly of Geneva, Ala.
"My troubles began back In 1900.
with an attack of catarrh, then fol
lowed constipation and kidney trouble.
The Indigestion was so severe that
Tot twelve months I was obliged to
propped up In bed to get any rest
at all on account of the way it af
fected my heart. I had muscular rheu
matism, dizzy spells and was very
nervous, and could rarely sleep more
than a few hours at a time."
"1 was in such a rundown condition
"When I came to Pensacola that I had
to take B. minor nnaltlnn an T kiuiM
hold on to it. Mind you, during all
this time I was suffering I was try
ing everything I knew of to get relief,
and the best I could get was tempor
ary. Reading about Dreco, it seemed
to fit my case exactly, so I got a
bottle and praise that day. Have now
taken the second bottle and I feel like
a new persons.
"1 go to bed and drop off to sleep
at nee. I eat what I want and it
never hurts me; rheumatism is all
gone; stomach never hurts me; bow
els act regularly; kUneys alright and
catarrh about gone. I strongly urge
anyone suffering as I did to try Dreco,
for it won't disappoint them."
Mr. Stout, the well known Dreco
expert, has headquarters at the Balk
cotn Drug Co., to meet the local pub
lic and explain the merRs of this great
remedy. See him today. Adv.
crs. Nevertheless, he said, the gov
ernment was net pressed to restrict tl e
importation of iron and steel be;n;is
ot the deman-1 :or it in Great Brit
uin. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir V. Hall de
clared that the American stcl manu
facturers were underselling British
steel in English markets by ninety
shillings a ton and upward. He asked
Sir Auckland if the government was
going to do anything to protect Brit
ish steel manufacturers from this
American Competition. This evoke I
the reply that the government talond
ed to impose no restrictions at pres
ent. - fPCi
"There is a very great demand for
iron and steel in thi3 country at pres-,
ent and our producers are not ab'e to
meet it," said Sir Auckland Geddes.
"Our foreign trade demands a large
amount of iron and steel to be worked
into things to be exported.
National Automobile Dealers associa
tion and their congressman,
There seems to be no doubt but
wh the movement once started and
then backed by some strong organi
zation in the automobile industry will
result in federal legislation being en
acted. The industry itself can spell
the doom of the motor car thief.
No one sees an opportunity of in-
Jurying anyone in the enactment of
such a law, unless it be the organized
gangs of motor thieves. Police de
partments in all large cities would wel
come such a law. It would be folly
to quote the amount of m. -ey that is
involved yearly in car thievery that it
would extend yearly into eight figures
,and possibly nine is conjecture. Close
to a million dollars if not an excess of
than sum is spent yearly in tracing
stolen motor cars; a large number
of men are engaged in this business
who could be doing something more
profitable for their community.
' Motor car stealing has increased In
surance rates and there is every
indication that unless something is
done the insurance companies will be
forced to still further advance theft
UNEMPLOYED IN
BELGIUM 800,000
BUT DIMINISHING PrprVdtton for the future indicate
I that there will be a shortage of man
power in the country, so much so that
Brussels, July 2. The number of
unemployed in Belgium is 800,000 ac
cording to the Minister for Food, but
is diminishing from day to day.
Only two blast furnaces are working
out of sixty which before the war
existed in Belgium. Of these sixty all
but four have been completely, or to
a very large extent destroyed by the
Germans.
The steel and iron production, which,
in 1913 attained 2.224,000 tons is nil
since 1917. Of 35,000 metal workers lire venues
in 1913 only about two hundred are
working.
It is hoped that by the end of this
year, at least twenty-five blast fur
naces will be producing and that 4 4
perecent of the pre-war production will
be obtained.
Six thousand operatives have re
sumed work in the linen industry. The
English week of 54 hours has been
agreed to.
In the textile industry (carding)
work may be resumed several weeks
hence a great part of the machinery
which the Germans had taken away
has been discovered in Leipsic and re
paired.
the national government will be forced
,to suggest ways and means of curtail
ing unnecessary labor. Men detailed
to hunt motor car thieves would fall
under such a ruling; a federal law
would reduce the number of men en
gaged in such work and give a man
'that kind of protection for his motor
Congress has devoted a great deal
of attention to the third largest in
dustry when they were in need of
Some Congressmen will es-
Summer Complaint in Children.
There is not anything like so many
deaths from this disease now as be
fore Chamberlain's Colic and Diar
rhoea Remedy came into such general
use. When this remedy is given with
castor oil as directed and proper cars
is taken as to diet, it is safe to say
that fully ninety-nine out of every
hundred cases recover. Mr. "W. G.
Campbell, of Butler, Tenn.. says: "I
have used Chamberlain's Colic and
Diarrhoea Remedy for summer com
plaint in children. It is far ahead of
anything I have ever used for this
purpose." Adv.
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'fllff 'AsVM CiiPir Player Pck a MO
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nl he prefers Exelsa M
Pensacola Fruit and
Produce Co.
Pensacola, Fla.
tablish himself as the champion for
the large number of motor car own
ers in this country today.
Who gets the honor is something
important politically, but what the
general motoring public is interested in
Is assurance that motor car thievery
will be halted if not stopped. If
a federal law is the solution, and this
thus far seems to be the answer
then a federal law is what we want
quickly.
BRITISH PAPERS
EULOGIZE LIFE
OF LADY PAGET
Oil
JJU
We Will Close Friday, July 4th
at Noon
Anticipate your Friday's
wants today. Phone us your
orders in early as possible.
Pensacola Dairy Co,
THE HOME OF PASTEURIZED MILK
12 West Garden Phone 1321
London, July 2. The death of Lady
Paget, wife of General Sir Arthur
Paget, evoked eulogies of her in many
British papers, which keenly regret the
passing of the American woman who
gladdened so many lives by Tier philan
thropic work.
For nearly forty years Lady Paget
was a leader of London society. She
made the organizing of entertainments
for charitable purposes almost the
main business of her life, raising enor
mous sums. Her activities along that
line were continued throughout the
war. j
Lady Paget was the daughter of Par
an Stevens, an American hotel man.
She, Lady Randolph Churchill and the
Duchess of Manchester, the Manchest
er Guardian recalls, "were a trio of
American beauties who shook the ex
cluslveness of English society in the
early seventies," when they made their
aristocratic marriages and establish
ed themselves as social leaders and
friends of King Edward and Queen
Alexandra. Lady Paget was then de
strlbed as "a dark, brilliant young
beauty with remarkable blue-black
eyes."
Twenty years ago she was crippled
by an accident in an elevator, but it
made no difference to her social and
charitable work. She had four chil
dren, a son who died during the war.
i two who were wounded, and a daugh-
RLE
IN GROCERY COMPANY
and
MAGNOLIA MARKET
500-502 South Palaf ox Street
MAX KLEIN, Proprietor
Fresh Meats, Green Groceries, Poultry
and Eggs
Telephone No. 658
We Handle Nothing But Strictly Western Meats
ter, Lady Ralph Paget, who made a
name for herself in hospital work for
the Serbians.
Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea
Remedy.
This medicine always wins the good
opinion -if not the praise of those who
use it. Try it when you have need
of such a remedy. Adv.
TOBACCO WORKERS
STRIKE IN PORTO
ment reached today through the ef.
forts of a legislative committee. Under
the terms of the agreement the clear
RICO IS AT END , -"geT gTF
made. The other workers In the to
Porto Rico, P. R.. July 2 The to-! bacco industry are to receive a 15
bacco workers' strike involving 15.000 ' pPr cent increase and it is expected
employees In progress here since Jan - . work will be completely resumed in
uary 1 has been -ended by an agree- about three weeks.